May 2
A Study Will Explore How a Brain Tumor Can Trigger Severe Child Obesity
A pilot grant funded in part by the University of Colorado Cancer Center will support a study that will look at factors contributing to...
Apr 6, 2021
Low-calorie diet and mild exercise improve survival for young people with leukemia
Now, a study led by researchers at UCLA and Children's Hospital Los Angeles has shown that a combination of modest dietary changes and...
Dec 14, 2020
Radiation Therapy for Childhood Leukemia Alters BMI Heritability, Study Finds
Adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), who are at high risk for obesity, exhibit alterations in genetic...
Mar 19, 2018
Obesity and Childhood Cancer
Survivors of childhood cancer who are overweight or obese as adults are at an increased risk of developing an obesity-related cancer....
Aug 4, 2017
Aging Survivors and Endocrine Disorders
Diabetes and obesity are common among childhood cancer survivors Read more: https://cancerkn.com/aging-survivors-endocrine-disorders/
May 13, 2015
Certain treatments for childhood cancer may increase obesity risk later in life
Childhood cancer survivors - especially those whose treatment included brain irradiation or chemotherapy with glucocorticoids - are 14...
Aug 20, 2014
Obesity, reduced gonadal function linked in men surviving childhood cancer
In boys who have survived cancer, obesity was linked with gonadal dysfunction independent of the effects of treatments previously...
Dec 23, 2011
Paxil Use Linked to Obesity in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Treatment, lifestyle, and the use of specific antidepressants may contribute to obesity among survivors of childhood cancer, according to...